Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 178.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 122.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wasdale Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wasdale Road (WS8 7SN) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the Brownhills average (100.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wasdale Road (WS8 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushbrook Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wasdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecrop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clayhanger Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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